The High Line Blog

Photo by @hellomwHere's a modern day bedtime story inspired by our favorite park.
In the great big city
There was an elevated park
And a mile-and-a-half long path
And a planting bed with
Magnolia trees framed against the moon
And there were three fashionistas sitting o...
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A lot of people assume the High Line is done, but there is one more section to build. Though we have completed our original vision of extending the park from Gansevoort Street all the way to 34th
Street, we always planned to also complete an offshoot of the High Line known as the Spur. Exte...
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High Line Art presents a wide array of artwork including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video programs, and a series of billboard interventions. Learn more about Mariana Castillo Deball's Who would measure the space, who would tell me the moment?, part of the group ...
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The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptabili...
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You may be surprised to learn that there are not one, but five, different species of woodpeckers that grace New York City's five boroughs. Some of them are year-round residents (die-hard New Yorkers!) and others make their way to the city during annual migrations. We were thrilled to spot one ...
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High Line Art presents a wide array of artwork including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video programs, and a series of billboard interventions. Learn more about artworks currently on view at art.thehighline.org.
With his irreverent tableaux in which sculpture, ...
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High Line Art presents a wide array of artwork including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video programs, and a series of billboard interventions. Learn more about Yutaka Sone's Little Manhattan New York, New York on view through March 2016 on the High Line at West 13...
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Magnolia tripetala. Photo by: Steven Severinghaus
The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and...
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Winter – either you love it or you hate it.
While we can't say we enjoy shoveling more than our fair share of snow (a whole one and a half miles of it!), walking the park in wintertime never gets old, not even for us Friends of the High Line staff members.
These recent photos by Hi...
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The High Line has long been known as one of the most romantic spots in the city: Time Out New York dubbed it a top pickup spot, it's been designated NYC's #1 date destination, and NewYork.com called it a top site that's perfect for romance.
To celebrate Valentine's Day, Friends of the High...
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Friends of the High Line raises 98% of the High Line’s annual budget.
Owned by the City of New York, the High Line is a public park maintained, operated, and programmed by Friends of the High Line, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.